BUSINESS ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Activity No.1 –True or False

Direction: Write True if the statement is correct, write False if the statement is incorrect.

True 1. Fairness involves balancing the interests involved in all decision making including
decisions related to employees’ hiring, firing, compensation, and reward system.

True 2. Transparency allows stakeholders to understand whether the activities of social

institutions such as internet organizations and NGOs provide a genuine service to civil society
and whether money is used appropriately.

False 3. Transparency means to be liable to explain or justify one’s action and decision.

False 4. Accountability is the quality of making judgment that is free from discrimination.

True 5. Accountability implies responsibility.

Activity No. 2- Choose the letter of the correct answer.

c 1. You insert the exact amount into the vending machine at school for a can of soda. Two
cans are released from the machine. What will you do with the extra can of soda?

a. Offer the can of juice to your classmate.

b. Keep the extra can of soda for you.

c. Report an incident to appropriate school personnel.

c 2. Employees expect that their employers will be transparent. What does this refer to?

a. The need for an office space to use glass walls.

b. Employees are responsible for their employer’s actions.

c. Employers to provide honest and clear information to their employees.

b 3. Joseph found out his teacher’s password to open her Facebook account. What is the
ethically correct thing for him to do?

a. Give the password to all other students.

b. Tell the teacher so she may change it.

c. Keep it to himself and if someone finds out the password it is not his problem.

b 4. Arriving to work on time is an example of which characteristic of a good employee?

a. Timeliness

b. Personal accountability

c. Adaptability

a 5. Providing wrong information on the resume is an example of which of the following:

a. Lack of transparency on employee’s part.

b. Poor transparency on an employer’s part.

c. Lack of accountability on an employer’s part.

Activity No. 3 Identify what principle (Accountability, Fairness or Transparency) is being

applied in the following situations.

Transparency 1. Ms. Cruz uses rubrics in evaluating students’ task performance.

Transparency 2. Manuel L. Quezon High School implements guidelines in conducting

school activities like field trip.

Fairness 3. Mrs. Delos Reyes entertains queries of students on the computation of

their grades.

Transparency 4. Ms. Jimenez, the department head, reported the financial statement of the
department in full details.

Accountability 5. The school’s guard reported the incident to the guidance office.

CASE STUDY:

MANG EUGENIO VENTURA: FILIPINO TAXI DRIVER WITH A GOLDEN HEART

The story of Mang Eugenio Ventura, an extraordinary cab driver, went viral in the social media
when a passenger spread the good work about him, not rejecting passengers (despite heavy
traffic I n Metro Manila) and declining tips. Apart from being fair and honest, he is the jolly type
– he just laughs off the congestion on the main roads of the city. He got featured in an episode of
the TV Program “Mission Possible.”

Questions:

1. What lesson have you learned from the good example of Mang Eugenio?

The lesson that I have learned from a good example of Mang Eugenio is to spread
positivity and to look on the brighter side of the situation. Despite the difficulties and hardships,
he is experiencing, he has chosen to be a happy and positive person. Also, to offer services to
others without asking for something in return. That act of Mang Eugenio shows how genuinely
kind he is. He is contented with what he has, which makes him remarkable and lovable.

2. In school, how can you teach and train students in fair, honest and ethical

behavior?

In school, I can teach and train students in fair, honest and ethical behavior by being the
role models they should become. I can serve as a role model and a standard for students to
observe and follow. The way we deal with things in real life gives them a perspective and
insights to follow. We must show them that we are fair, honest, and ethical in both our hearts and
minds, not just through our words but also by our actions. In that way, we can inspire and
motivate them to be a better version of themselves.